Dancehall Duo Voicemail Looking To Recreate Success With ‘Come My Way’

Dancehall duo Voicemail intends to make the most out of what they’ve dubbed the “year of the pandemic” starting with the release of a new single called Come My Way with DJ Chiqui Dubs.

The two members Jerome Jackson (Qraig) and Kevin Blair continue the work of the group, following the death of O’Neil Edwards.

Known for their signature “Heyeeee” intros, delivered by Qraig, Voicemail has been around for a while and got their first major breakthrough in 2004 with their first local hit in Weh Di Time with Delly Ranks and Bogle.  Other hits include She Want It, Let’s Dance, Ready To Party, and Wacky Dip with Ding Dong.

The singers spoke with the Jamaica Star about their plans and how they’ve used the downtime to advance their musical careers. They’re hoping that 2021 will be a big year for them to surpass their former success.

To do that they’ve enlisted Panamanian producer Chiqui Dubs to work on their latest single, Come My Way. The hope is that by breaking through the Latin market, they’ll be able to have more of a global presence. They are aiming high to emulate the success of Bob Marley as a global icon.

“To get on that world stage like a Bob Marley where he is global and well-known across the world, that’s what we want. If we get up and say we want to do music just to be at home or to be here or there, we would be cheating ourselves. We are definitely aiming at all times to be as big as Bob Marley or even bigger,” said Kevin.

“We’ve always made music that we think everybody can listen to. We try to do music that feels good and that we know the masses will love. We are not trying to cater to one genre or one specific audience. We are trying to capture the world and we believe this track can do that,’ he added.

Qraig echoed the sentiments of his partner and said that the global platform is a major focal point for them and that he believes anyone who is serious about their music career should feel this way too. He also said that while they’ve accomplished a lot over the years there are still many places that have yet to embrace their music.

“We cross over already but places still waiting to be introduced to Voicemail and this could be the song that does that. We believe in our product so we know it’s definitely going to be out there inna di hit world,” he continued.

Producer Chiqui Dubs shared that he felt confident about the production and that it could even hit the Billboard charts. He believes this because of the diversity of the track, he went on to say.

“Mi a tell yuh dat because is a international song. The way how we record the song, you can call it Afrobeats, you can call it dancehall or any genre you want. Is like it’s a music that can knock different doors because we trying to reach to other places that’s not so easy to reach for Jamaicans and Panamanians,” he said.

The track, Come My Way, was released last Friday, February 19.  Press play above.